Pyarmor, guard your python scripts

[alister]

On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 22:38:32 -0700, Jondy Zhao wrote:

> On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 1:02:09 PM UTC+8, Chris Angelico wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Jondy Zhao <jondy.zhao at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The loader only can see the compiled scripts as ast nodes, even if
>> > the load some tools could dump the separated ast node to bytecode and
>> > de-compile it, think of one script is divided into thousands of
>> > pieces, it's not easy to assemble them again.
>> >
>> > The final solution is to distribute the loader with encrypted
>> > scripts, only my own loader can run the encrypted scripts.
>> 
>> So anyone who's going to run your program needs your loader. If someone
>> wants to redistribute your code, s/he can simply distribute the loader
>> as well - and you're right back where you started. You have still
>> achieved nothing in terms of preventing redistribution.
>> 
>> Please do not do this. Not only are you not achieving the goal you
>> think you are, you're making a mess for people to have to deal with.
>> 
>> ChrisA
> 
> But the loader and the encrypted scripts could be bind to one fixed
> computer when I distribute them to end users, so the end users can't
> redistribute them to any other machines. Actually this is what some
> commercial software does.

Making life difficult for legitimate users whilst causing Pirates minor 
difficulties at best (crack once distribute many)..

Copyright legislation is what provides you with protection if you need it

Commercial users do not risk running unlicensed software because of the 
damage a piracy case against them would cause to their business, not 
because they cant get it!